Today's women's basketball game — Published Feb. 28, 2013

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Feb 28, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Pacific at Long Beach State

The Record

Tipoff: 7 p.m., The Pyramid (Long Beach)

Records: Tigers 21-6, 11-4 Big West Conference; 49ers 14-12, 7-7

Radio: pacifictigers.com

Skinny: Pacific will look to maintain its slight lead in the Big West Conference standings as it embarks on a season-ending three-game road trip that will also take it to UC Irvine on Saturday and UC Davis on March 9. ... The Tigers lead Cal Poly (16-9, 10-4) by a half-game, but the Mustangs hold the tiebreaker after sweeping the season series. ... Pacific coach Lynne Roberts has told her team to embrace the challenge ahead of them: "We don't have to overstate the obvious: We want to win out and they're all on the road and we'll see what we're made of, because we'll get everyone's best shot. But this is good pressure, the fun kind of pressure you want. These games will get us tournament-ready." ... The Tigers handled Long Beach State 69-53 at Spanos Center on Feb. 2. ... Sophomore center Kendall Kenyon, who had a game-high 16 points and 19 rebounds against Long Beach State in the first meeting, said the simple formula for success tonight will be "good ball movement and aggressiveness."

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